You'll be laughing when the buildings look exactly like that.Dang, somebody blew the budget on the rendering for that Row Houses at Excelsior project.
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Excelsior General Development
Timely to get this thread. Excelsior is fighting about "free" parking.
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2015/03/19/free ... -not-free/
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2015/03/19/free ... -not-free/
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Scott Richards is my new suburban hero.
“The interesting thing is parking is never free,” Richards said. “People think free parking is their God-given suburban right but that’s not necessarily the case. Someone has to provide that land, pave it and maintain it.”
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They make a lot of progress in almost a week. Walked around yesterday.
Row Homes:
DSC_0945 by grant.simons, on Flickr
DSC_0962 by grant.simons, on Flickr
Oppidan project:
DSC_0961 by grant.simons, on Flickr
DSC_0960 by grant.simons, on Flickr
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Row Homes:
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Oppidan project:
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Kowalskis
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Re: Excelsior General Development
Those somewhat remind me of the Elan Townhouses, but with pitched roofs. But I like the Elan's better.
Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
Dateline: Orono
"Neighbors sue over Orono subdivision of Dayton land"
http://www.startribune.com/neighbors-su ... 330185741/
Laughable tale of old lady selling off the land her husband kept/restored, developer plans some large estates, and all the other large estates around it get in a tizzy.
The thing I found funny, seeing the list of plaintiffs at the end of the article, is all of them (that I can verify) actually live in the Plymouth half of the lake (Mooney Lake is the corner of Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata). The Dayton land is the only part of the lakeshore in Orono.
"Neighbors sue over Orono subdivision of Dayton land"
http://www.startribune.com/neighbors-su ... 330185741/
Laughable tale of old lady selling off the land her husband kept/restored, developer plans some large estates, and all the other large estates around it get in a tizzy.
The thing I found funny, seeing the list of plaintiffs at the end of the article, is all of them (that I can verify) actually live in the Plymouth half of the lake (Mooney Lake is the corner of Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata). The Dayton land is the only part of the lakeshore in Orono.
Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
The Excelsior boutique hotel is dead. "Simply put, the costs of construction of the current design are too high to be spread over so few rooms" said the developer.
http://www.startribune.com/plans-for-mu ... 360642301/
http://www.startribune.com/plans-for-mu ... 360642301/
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The row type townhomes were completed over the fall, as were a few other projects. I'll take some photos when I'm back down there for break. About to watch the drama over the Excelsior Hotel now.
If anyone wants some of the entertainment; http://lmcc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph ... 4da2064c47
If anyone wants some of the entertainment; http://lmcc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.ph ... 4da2064c47
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In November, the city council not only sent our and RFP for parking meters, but they also discussed how to fix their trail crossing and downtown pedestrian crossings.
The streetcar affect has stood the stand of time here.
The streetcar affect has stood the stand of time here.
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Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
Attractive to my eye. A very nice example of "missing middle".
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DSC_0001 by grant.simons, on Flickr
DSC_0003 by grant.simons, on Flickr
DSC_0005 by grant.simons, on Flickr
Question:
Why did they keep floor levels constant on one block of townhouses, but not the second? The block has a grade and varying the number of steps to keep the entire building "level" would have been easy. They did this for one, but not the other of the two buildings.
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Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
Great spot! I would think it might be to try to gain lake views from those units? Could also be to keep views of Water St if the auto place adjacent to the town homes is developed.
These are also a good example of how age can make a project look much better.
These are also a good example of how age can make a project look much better.
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A warehouse and SFH will be demolished for a handful of three-story-buildings that will have 18 homes in them. Drawings look like they are going for the Victorian vibe.
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... front.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... front.html
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Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
1870s San Francisco.
Q. What, what? A. In da butt.
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Wow, this and the brickwork detail on the new library...going for that older look, late 1800s-1920s. I'm a big fan of bringing those styles back.A warehouse and SFH will be demolished for a handful of three-story-buildings that will have 18 homes in them. Drawings look like they are going for the Victorian vibe.
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/n ... front.html
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Wayzata has seemed to have a small bloom of activity in the past couple years.
Here's a proposal to demolish some retail at the west end of Lake Street and put up three stories of condos.
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2017/02/01/plan ... velopment/
Here's a proposal to demolish some retail at the west end of Lake Street and put up three stories of condos.
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2017/02/01/plan ... velopment/
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City council approved the condo proposal.
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2017/03/01/city ... velopment/
There was some discussion with distress over the high land values in Wayzata making small retail unfavorable for developers, where it makes sense for developers to destroy existing retail sites downtown to fit residences, if the trend continues would snuff out a lot of what people are moving there to be close to... the typical main street character.
http://sailor.mnsun.com/2017/03/01/city ... velopment/
There was some discussion with distress over the high land values in Wayzata making small retail unfavorable for developers, where it makes sense for developers to destroy existing retail sites downtown to fit residences, if the trend continues would snuff out a lot of what people are moving there to be close to... the typical main street character.
Re: Excelsior and Lake Minnetonka Cities - General Topics
Blu, COV: Apparently E's are in desperately short supply in Wayzata.
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I counted maybe 4 projects under construction around downtown Wayzata. Saturday is busy for families being there!
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